Police seek suspect in 7-11 robbery

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI -- Police are searching for a suspect who is accused of robbing a 7-11 store Saturday afternoon.

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The robbery took place at the store near the intersection of West KL Avenue and Drake Road when an unarmed man approached the counter and grabbed a "hand full" of money as the clerk processed as sale at 4:18 p.m., according to a news release from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office.

"The subject then fled from the store on foot," the release said. "A K-9 officer was called to the scene but the track was unsuccessful."

Police say the subject was described as a light skinned black male with a tall and slender build in his late teens or early 20s. At the time of the incident he was wearing black pants, a black Nike shirt with a white "swoosh" and a black ball cap.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office at 269-383-8748 or silent observer.